Editing Billy Snaddon (section)

==Career==
Snaddon began life as a footballer, but turned to snooker after a hip disease ended his football career, turning professional in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-snaddon-turns-the-tables-on-wattana-1558634.html|title=Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana|work=[[The Independent]]|date=21 October 1992|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222222048/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-snaddon-turns-the-tables-on-wattana-1558634.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He reached the last sixteen of seven ranking events before finally reaching a quarter-final, in the 1998 Irish Open.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Scotland/scot_billy_snaddon.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108142403/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Scotland/scot_billy_snaddon.htm |title=Euro Player Profile: Billy Snaddon (Scotland) |website=globalsnookercentre.co.uk |archive-date=8 November 2007}}</ref>

He reached one ranking final in his thirteen-year career, in the 1999 [[China Open (snooker)|Regal China International]]. A rank outsider in this tournament, he took out the top 16 players [[James Wattana]], [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] and [[Stephen Hendry]] ''en route'' to the final before losing 3–9 to World Champion [[John Higgins]]. Snaddon also reached the quarter-final of the [[Thailand Masters]] a year later.<ref name="sporting life" />

In 2016, he won in both the team, and seniors individual, categories at the [[Blackball (pool)]] International World Championship.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Iain |title=Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win |work=Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser |date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Individuals Roll of Honour |url=http://blackballinternational.org/home/individuals-championships-roll-of-honour/ |publisher=Blackball International |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919121039/http://blackballinternational.org/home/individuals-championships-roll-of-honour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>